Cleveland Scene's Maude L. Campbell was named Best Reporter in Ohio and Kyle Swenson took first-place in the Criminal Justice Reporting category. Campbell also received two second-place nods in the Investigative Reporting and Public Service Journalism categories.

The Other Paper received two first-place awards courtesy of editor Eric Lyttle (Rock and Roll Feature Writing) and Lyndsey Teter (Health Care Reporting). Steph Greeger picked up a second-place award in the Children's Issues Reporting category.

Cincinnati CityBeat won for Best Website and took second-place for Best Weekly newspaper. Music editor Mike Breen received second-place honors for Rock and Roll Commentary.